Our services include the following:

Professional Development Workshop for Educators

Are you a school looking to get your teachers and educators up to speed on best practices with respect to social and emotional development of children? Positive Kids Inc offers interactive experiential half day or full day seminars dedicated to your staff gain the necessary skills to combat social and emotional challenges in the classroom.

Our camps create a FUN, SAFE environment for children to tackle common child therapy issues on Social and emotional learning. Children are encouraged to try new ways of problem-solving and to step out of their boundaries in a physically and emotionally safe and supported environment. Our parents trust the camp (and counselors) with the safety of their child and expect a safe, caring, nurturing environment. Our campers range in age from 4 to 18. You can expect campers from a vast array of backgrounds at camp. It really does make for a unique blend of cultures and personalities! Check our promotional material for upcoming scheduled camps and registration details in the Toronto area.<br />

Parenting classes are courses provided to assist parents in caring for their children. Whether you have been mandated to take these courses or simply feel like you need assistance or direction in navigating though parenthood, we can assist. These courses benefit the entire family unit and allow all individuals to work together as a system.

All our young people must undergo an initial assessment to help gauge which areas in our child therapy curriculum we need to focus on. These assessments are an evaluation of your child’s thoughts, behaviors and feelings for purposes of determining whether such qualities may contribute to challenges for your child.<br />
This assessment is the first step in evaluating whether your child will function in our general program or needs a customized program.

Our Professional Development workshops for educators are interactive, experiential half-day or full day learning platforms dedicated to helping teachers and other professionals gain the necessary skills to help students with Social and Emotional Skills. This includes helping teachers themselves expand their understanding of child therapy and Social-Emotional Learning, identify vulnerable students and navigate through the problem-solving process with the right tools and resources.

If our general classes are not an ideal fit for your child, we can create customized Programs that will meet the unique needs of your child. This may include individual sessions with a child therapist, additional classes on specialized topics as well as home visits. If your child meets the criteria for customization, your Positive Kids provider will let you know.

Our coaching programs allow parents to confide personal and intimate details of their struggles with a professional child therapist. Parent coaching can be done on an individual or group basis. These sessions are ideal for any parent who find themselves struggling in marriage, parenting or the combination of both. .

Our group counselling programs are practical and dynamic. They consist of a maximum of 4 children and are gatherings which gives young people an opportunity to practice real life social emotional scenarios. Students engage in discussions, group activities, role plays and other types of activities. All participants receive written material as well as exercises to accompany sessions. These groups are held weekly depending on location and counsellor recommendations. .

Our counselling sessions consist of one to one engagement with a professional Child Counsellor. Our children range from 4- 18 years of age. These are 1 hour(s) hands- on practical psycho-educational counselling sessions on Social and emotional skills. A new topic is addressed in every session with accompanying exercises and techniques and well as homework assignments.